Liquid-meter.



1. BAKN.

- LIQUID METER.- APPLICATION men nun 1. 19"- RENEWED use. a. non.

,271,2 1, Patented July 2,1918.

- nn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

comm: BALN, or venue. HUNGARY.

LIQUID-METER. 1

To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that I, JOHANN BAAN, residing at Verb, in the. county ofNyitra, Hungary, have invented certain new and useful Improvements Relating to Liquid-Meters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a .device for measuring thequantity of liquid flowing through a pipe and for indicatingdirectly the figures of measurements in *units" of weight. The apparatus is-particularly suitable for use in distilleries,breweries-and the.

like, and in fact anywhere where'the quantity of liquid flowing is always subject to variations.

Hitherto, for the purpose-of measuring liquids flowing throughpipes, vane wheels such as the ,so-called Woltma-nn wings, have been used, thesebeing placed in the pipe line, and c'ausedto turn'by-the liquid at a higher or lower speed according to the quantity of liquid flowing-through the" pipes.

If the ratio between the number of revolutions per minute and-"the speed of the liquid was known then it/was' possible to ascertain the quantity of liquid flowing through the pipe or pipes by means of the device. Quantities of liquid however, which vary over a very wide range cannot be measuredgaccurately with the measuring devices hitherto known, and as is well known quantities of liquid below a certain limit are not indicated by such a meter at all, as the energy of movement of theliquid no longer suflicesto operate the meter. The quantity of liquid which can thus passunmeasured increases in proportion to the sizeof the meter.

In distilleries and the like where the quantity of liquid flowing through the-pipes fluctuates between very wide limits and where it often only passes through in drops, meters in which the connecting mechanism 's operated by the kinetic energy of the liquid are practically useless; According to the present invention, cpntrary to the principle of the'known meters, the weight of the liquid flowing through and to be measured is em loyed to drive the vane drum which forms t 0 most important part of the meter, thedrum being rotated ata higher or lower speed according to the suitable manner. 1

In the accompanying'drawing is illu'strated an example of construction according Specification of Letters Patent. t t July 2, 1913 Application filed m 7, 1914, Serial No. we're Renewed December a, 1917.' Serial in. 265,239.

knowntype, and the number of revolutions, WhlCh. 1s in a definite ratio to the quantity of liquid, is read ofi'upon a graduated scale directly in units of weight.

According to the inventi n the vane drum is preferably in the form of 'a short cone converging toward the'ldirection of flow of the liquid, the cone being divided into pas,-

sages by angular blades which are only open on one side. To each passage is connected a pipe bent in the. form of a portion of a spiral, the other'end's of the pipes terminat- .ing in a hollow'memberlprovided near the liquid outlet. Theangle' of inclination of the spiral in .which-the-fpipes are wound, is

hollow member are -,mounted so as to be easily rotatable and the complete system is rotated by the weight ofv the liquid flowing on to the blades, oriinto the channels between the bladesj By reasorr of this construction of pipe system *the in-flowing liquid cannot passimmediately through the passage it has entered butit can only pass through after having turned the device through a certain angle; after the liquid has passed through the pipe systemfand the hol low member its quantity can be read in any to this invention. a

Figure 1 shows a side elevation of the meter. v

Fig. 2shows an end view,

Fig'. 3 shows aplan view of the counting mechanism, and

- Fig. 4 shows a vertical section of the meter drum. The drum 6 which is'tapere'd toward .the

direction of flow of' theliquid issecured to a shaft 5 mounted so as to rotate easily for the purpose of reducing-the friction as" much as possible. One end of the shaft-5 is mounted in thebearing iin a standard 2 secured to-the base plate 1, while the other end is mounted inside a'-casing 22. In the interior of the drum 6 are provided angular "vanes or blades 26 (Fig. 4)' secured to the circumferential wall of the cone 6. These blades form channelsor passages closed at the front end, but opening at the rear end into pipes 8,9, 10, 11, 12,13. The pipes between the drum 6 and the hollow member 7 the purpose of ascertaining the are curved spirally, the angle of inclination of the spiral being such that. the twist for the required length is about 180, As will be seen from the drawing the pipe 11, which in the position of thedrum 6 shown communicates with the lowermost channel in the drum .6, passes to the highest point-of the hollow member 7, while in the same position of the drum the pipe 8 which at one end is connected to the highest channel of the drum 6, terminates at its other end at the lowermost point of the member- 7.

' The drum 6 has a central opening at its front end, as seen in llig. 2, and the liquid enters the drum through pipe 14 fitted with a cook 15. The pipe 14 reaches to about the middle of the druma-nd conducts the liquid. flowing therefrom into the channel situated immediately to the right thereof, a 6., in the" position shown in Fig 4, to that channel to which the pipe 9 is connected. From the pipe libranches a vertical testing pipe 16 fitted with a shutofi cock 1?, and having its lower end terminating in areceptacle 21 in the'bas'e plate '1 The difierent position of the cock 17 are indicated-by a pointer 18 moving in front of a scale 19, The cock 1'? is so adjusted that only a very small portion of the liquid "flow? ing in the pipe 14: can flow into the receptacle 21. This arrangement is adapted for average spe: cific gravity of the liquid flowing through. A pipe'20 leads from the receptacle 21 back to the drum din order to conduct the overflow into the drum 6' when'the receptacle 21 is full,

The rotation of the shaftfi is transmitted in the well known manner to counting mechanlsm inside the casing 22, on the cover of which graduated dials 23 are provided.- The latter are so graduated according to this in; vention that they directly indicate thequan tity of liquid flowing through the drum in units of weight; The away from the hollow member 7 by a funnel 24 and pipe 25 mounted on the standard 3. 1 The operation of the apparatus is, as folows:

When the cook 15 is opened, the liquid entering through the pipe 14 flows directly into the end of the pipe near the center of the drum into the channel of the blade 26 to the right thereof. Theliquid enteringthis channel cannot however flow out of the drum, as the pipe 9' terminating in this channel extends upwardwhen the drum 6 is in this position, this direction.- As soon as the channel is filled to a certain extent with liquid, the drum commences to revolve owing to the thisopening by the communicating at one pose described. liquid is conductedand the liquid cannot flow in weight of the liquid in the channel, and the following in-fiowing liquid will enter the next following channel, The liquid in the first channel can only flow out when the pipe 9 after passing the lowermost position, rises again until it reaches the position of pipe 13 in Fig. 4-, as this pipe is downwardly directed and therefore does not prevent the 1. In a liquid meter, the combination of a rotatable'shaft, a'drulnr secured to the shaft and having longitudinal channels on its inner circumferential wall, a hollow member secured to the shaft, spirally twisted pipes end with the chanmole of the drum and at the other end with. said hollow member, and a counting mechanism driven by the shaft of the drum, substantially as and for the purpose described.

drum so that the drum will rom 2. In a liquid meter, the combination of a to the shaft channels on its ina'hollow member spirally twisted pipes communicating at one end with the channels of the drum and at the other end with said hollow member, said pipes having a twist of substantially 180 between their ends, and a rotatable shaft, a drum secured and having longitudinal ner circumferential wall, secured to the shaft,

counting mechanism driven by the shaft. of

the drum, substantially 3. In a liquid meter, the combination of a revoluble drumhaving longitudinal channels on its inner circumferential wall, a supply pipe discharging the liquid into said channels, a closed receptacle, a testing pipe leading from the supply pipe to the closed receptacle, an adjustable cock in the testing pipe, and an overflow pipe leading from the receptacle back to tlally as and for the purpose described In testimony whereof I afix in presence of two witnesses.

JOHANN BAAN.

my signature Witnesses Man Annexe, Annlui SALAMONN.

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